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The Inevitable Virtualization of SQL Server
Improvements in performance and scalability in ESX Server and Hyper-V are making SQL Server a viable candidate for virtualization.
SQL Server Magazine
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Michael Otey
Getting Started with BI
Despite the fact that SQL Server’s BI capabilities have been around for more than 10 years many SQL Pros don't use them. So what’s so hard about BI? I think you can sum it up with the three Ts: terminology, technology, and tools.
SQL Server Magazine
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Michael Otey
The Microsoft Release Tsunami
Mike Otey looks at the lengthy release line-up from Microsoft in 2009 and 2010 and considers the value of moving to SQL Server 2008 R2. Is a BI-focused release for you?
SQL Server Magazine
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Michael Otey
The New Oracle Threat
Oracle recently announced a surprising acquisition of Sun Microsystems. Unlike the aborted IBM-Sun merger, this one makes a lot of sense. Oracle is a technology leader, and Sun will strengthen Oracle in a number of fundamental ways.
SQL Server Magazine
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Michael Otey
Quality Coding vs. Quick Coding
SQL Server Magazine
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Michael Otey
Get Ready for SQL Server 2008 SP1
In the Community Technology Preview (CTP) for SQL Server 2008 SP1 you’ll find a couple of important changes in the way that service packs are applied and used as well as some important new functionality for SQL Server 2008.
SQL Server Magazine
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Michael Otey
Find SQL Server Cost Savings
SQL Server shops are looking for ways to save money without cutting back on existing services or ongoing projects. They just want it all to happen with less money. So what are some of the best ways to cuts costs for a SQL Server installation?
SQL Server Magazine
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Michael Otey
Riding Out the IT Storm
In this down economy, we’re looking at better ways to bring DBAs content and analysis in multiple formats—magazines, web seminars, live events, conferences, virtual events, videos, blogs, and forums. We're reinventing the way we deliver content.
SQL Server Magazine
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Michele Crockett
SQL Server Magazine is 10 Years Old!
SQL Server Magazine launched in the SQL Server 7.0 timeframe. In 1998 SQL Server was a distant third in the enterprise database market and was regarded as a small-scale departmental database; easy to use but not enterprise-ready. How things have changed.
SQL Server Magazine
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Michael Otey
Ready? Set? Kilimanjaro!
The pre-beta announcement of the business intelligence (BI) focused interim release of SQL Server, code-named Kilimanjaro, has Michael Otey concerned that Microsoft marketing might be jumping the gun and creating confusion for enterprise IT departments.
SQL Server Magazine
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Michael Otey
Up in the Air over Cloud Computing
Do you want to run SQL Server and other mission-critical applications from the cloud?
SQL Server Magazine
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Michael Otey
Browser Wars Redux
The Google Chrome browser presents a challenge both Microsoft Internet Explorer (IE) and to SQL Server web application development.
SQL Server Magazine
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Michael Otey
SQL Server 2008: Which Edition’s Right for You?
How can you help your organization choose the edition of SQL Server 2008 it needs? Michael Otey takes a quick tour through the options that are available.
SQL Server Magazine
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Michael Otey
Demystifying SQL Server Virtualization
Michael Otey dispels some myths surrounding SQL Server virtualization, including the notion that all virtualization platforms are created equal. He explains the high-level differences between the hosted, hypervisor, and virtualized OS platforms.
SQL Server Magazine
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Michael Otey
Migrating to SQL Server 2008
Now that Microsoft supports direct migration from SQL Server 2000 to SQL Server 2008, you must decide: Should I migrate from SQL Server 2000 to SQL Server 2005, or should I migrate directly to SQL Server 2008?
SQL Server Magazine
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Michael Otey
Virtualizing SQL Server with VMware or Hyper-V
Tests of server virtualization products VMware ESX Server 3.5 and Windows Server 2008 Hyper-V, plus SQL Server running four virtual machines (VMs) indicate that SQL Server running in a VM is ready to handle production workloads.
SQL Server Magazine
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Michael Otey
What Readers Want SQL Server to Include
Take a look at which features our readers believe should be in the next version of SQL Server.
SQL Server Magazine
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Michael Otey
What If You Had a Benchmark and Nobody Came?
Michael looks at some of SQL Server 2008's benchmark scores and discusses why the TPC-E benchmark currently isn't useful for comparing database platforms.
SQL Server Magazine
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Michael Otey
SQL Server 2008's Report Designer Preview
This week, Derek discusses the Report Designer Preview feature that will be included with SQL Server 2008.
SQL Server Magazine
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Derek Comingore
MySQL: Sun's Billion Dollar Baby
Find out how Sun Technologies' acquisition of MySQL means for the database market.
SQL Server Magazine
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Michael Otey
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